A Cruel Prime Minister
I don’t know whether Justin Trudeau despises British Columbians or whether he just doesn’t care about them but I do know that he treats them with great cruelty. British Columbians…
2018
Newly-signed FPT housing framework agreement
I’ve just written a blog post about the newly-signed federal-provincial-territorial housing framework agreement. This agreement builds on (and helps move forward) Canada’s National Housing Strategy, which was released last fall.…
Ottawa’s Mandate to Promote Fish Farming at Odds with Tough Regulation
Does Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFOs) science advisory process have integrity when tasked with answering questions on salmon farming? Tags: salmon farming DFO fisheries and oceans canada Cohen Commission scams…
Let Me Put This Bluntly
A province being coerced to allow something potentially catastrophic to be done to its territory and coast against the will of its people and without our consent, something no other…
THE PHARMACIST: A CAREGIVER’S SECRET, BEST FRIEND
One of any caregiver’s BEST and most SECRET friends is the community pharmacist. Why secret? Because most caregivers aren’t aware of all the help that pharmacists can provide. Why best?…
Truth and Reconciliation with the Park Board’s Colonial Roots
I will be presenting the following motion at Monday’s meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation: MOTION ON NOTICE Truth and Reconciliation with the Park Board’s Colonial Roots…
Republican Insanity
Do you want to know how insane things are in the United States? Tara Golshan reports in Vox that the Republican congress — which just passed a budget with a…
Kinder Morgan is Blackmailing Canada and the Government is Letting it Happen
Kinder Morgan’s decision to suspend work on its controversial $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline looks like a another corporate attempt to blackmail Canadian governments. Tags: Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Rachel Notley…
Canada’s Upcoming Fish Farm Rules Likely to Prop Up Industry, Critics Warn
As the federal government considers bringing in new laws to govern fish farms, there is widespread skepticism that the government will act in the public interest. Tensions surrounding salmon farming…
Minnie and Mickey Get Baked
Couldn’t let this one go. Eight Argentinian police officers have been sacked after claiming that ravenous mice are to blame for nearly 1200 pounds of marijuana gone missing from a…
That Queasy Feeling
It’s like that queasy feeling you can sometimes get out at sea, short of fullblown seasickness but still uncomfortable. Today, it seems, that queasiness comes back, a lot, even on…
The Scheer Trumplings and the Social Media War
During the last election campaign I used to have fun portraying Stephen Harper under assault by our superior social media.And that superiority helped us bring down the Harper regime, by…
As The Mask Slips Away
My late father-in-law, a man of deep conviction and integrity, was fond of this saying: “Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor.” Although he did not originate the adage,…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here are your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 12, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
New column day
Here, on how Scott Moe’s first budget is just more of the same in leaving Saskatchewan’s low-income residents behind in the face of rising costs of living. For further reading…–…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ashley Renders reports on the Canadian mining companies which are using corporate trade deals to threaten developing countries with billion-dollar claims to…
$2,119 an hour. And you are paying it.
Snippet from next week’s Hill Times column, based on the intrepid reporting of CFRA’s Brian Lilley: The dirty little contract was discovered by Brian Lilley of Ottawa’s CFRA. Reports Lilley:…
I give you your ear worm for this morning
Althea and Donna, Uptown Top Ranking.
Certain Days Calendar Call for Art and Article Submissions: Health/Care
What: A call for art and article submissions on Health/Care for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar. Deadline: May 18, 2018 The Certain Days: Freedom for Political…